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Dodging Pitfalls When Transitioning from Academia to Industry
How to navigate the jump successfully and prove to interviewers that you’ll be a great hire
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8 min readFeb 20, 2021
In 2016 I finished a PhD in neuroscience and made the move to tech. Since then, I’ve worked as a data scientist and product manager in several companies. I’ve also spent a lot of time screening and interviewing candidates for data science roles.